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Nature Reviews Cancer 6, 846-856 (November 2006) | doi:10.1038/nrc1991
Polycomb silencers control cell fate, development and cancer
Anke Sparmann1 & Maarten van Lohuizen1 About the authors
Abstract
Polycomb group (PcG) proteins are epigenetic gene silencers that are implicated in neoplastic development. Their oncogenic function might be associated with their well-established role in the maintenance of embryonic and adult stem cells. In this review, we discuss new insights into the possible mechanisms by which PcGs regulate cellular identity, and speculate how these functions might be relevant during tumorigenesis.
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Author affiliations
- Division of Molecular Genetics and Centre for Biomedical Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Correspondence to: Maarten van Lohuizen1 Email: m.v.lohuizen@nki.nl
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